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Hello Everyone!

Even though the drama, adventure and exotic colours of Origins are still fresh in our minds, as the nights have drawn in and the skies have darkened we can’t help but be drawn back to the lost ships and haunted wrecks of the Desolation update.

With Halloween around the corner, we wanted to give players a reason to return to the darkest corners of the galaxy. The corroded hulls of derelict freighters can now be mined for a strange new material – Tainted Metal – and rumours abound that highly valuable Quicksilver has begun to leak from their lost cargo holds…

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These crumbling space hulks are more dangerous than ever. The aliens that lurk within have mutated into stronger, faster, deadlier versions; the security systems are in overdrive; and the haunting freeze of their sub-zero environment will chill you to your bones.

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Those brave enough and strong enough to collect Tainted Metal from these

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Origins Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 3.03, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that caused vegetation and other planetary items to be spread too thin when viewed at a distance.
• Fixed an issue that caused a different mission to be selected when moving from one step of the Artemis story to another.
• Fixed an issue that caused an occasional checkerboard pattern to appear on the terrain on frozen and volcanic worlds.
• Fixed an occasional visual glitch that caused stretched polygons in the grass.
• Improved the displacement effect on vegetation when it is pushed by the player or creatures.
• Fixed an issue that caused items

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Origins Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 3.02, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that caused some buildings to move, which could result in missions leading to distant buildings or bases being buried under the terrain.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent games from saving correctly. This fix fully restores any affected saves.
• On PC and Xbox, fixed an issue that caused the build menu to be inaccessible after going through a portal as part of a mission. A fix for PS4 will be available shortly. The issue may be worked around by saving and reloading the game.
• Introduced a significant optimisation for large bases.
• Fixed an

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Hello Everyone!

It’s been a while since our last development update blog, and we wanted to say a few more words about Origins, and take a moment to look at some of the recent community activity.

We’ve released several major updates for No Man’s Sky this year – Living Ship, Exo Mech, Crossplay, and Desolation, – but the release of Origins this week was an especially important moment for us. We knew that many of the players who have been exploring No Man’s Sky for a long time had built up an appetite for fresh worlds to discover, and the team embraced that challenge, working phenomenally hard to create new variety for the universe: flora, fauna, mountains, volcanoes, grass, skies, buildings, stars, weather – so many things!

It was exciting, creative, and a little nerve-wracking to breathe all this new life into our universe, knowing how much the community hungered for it – but now that it’s live, it has been such an

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Origins Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a terrain issue affecting a small number of players. This fix has been included in patch 3.01, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that could cause bases to be buried underground. This was the result of the planet surface moving unexpectedly. Affected planets have been restored to their correct, pre-Origins state.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

Thank you,

Hello Games

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Hello!

We are excited to announce the release of the latest major update to No Man’s Sky today. We’re calling it the ORIGINS update and it’s out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (including VR).

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 4 years since we watched people all around the world wake up on their first planet in our near-infinite universe and embark on their voyage of exploration. That first planet might have been dangerous, barren, or teeming with life. For sure though, it would have been an intriguing alien world filled with curious flora and fauna, never seen before – not even by us, the developer.

That’s why it is so exciting to release NO MAN’S SKY: ORIGINS today. For the first time we are breathing new life and variety into that universe in a significant way, adding new worlds to explore, new planets never before seen, new life to discover.

For a surprising number of people, their voyage already has seen them

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Hello,

Next week Hello Games will be releasing an update to No Man’s Sky. We’re calling it ORIGINS.

Detailed patch notes will follow, along with next week’s release.

Four years ago we announced FOUNDATION, our first major update for No Man’s Sky, we promised “It won’t be our largest update, but it is the start of something”. Those words were true at the time, and they ring true for Origins. We called it Origins because it is the beginning of something new, as No Man’s Sky continues to grow and evolve.

Beyond came out last year, bringing VR and hugely expanded Online play, and since then we have focused on releasing more regular updates. SYNTHESIS, BYTEBEAT, LIVING SHIP, EXO MECH, CROSSPLAY, and DESOLATION have been some of our most popular, surprising and transformative updates – leading No Man’s Sky to have its biggest year to date.

We know there is a huge appetite in the community for No Man’s Sky content, and the team

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Desolation Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.62, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• A range of new base building parts have been added. These are based upon the decoration inside derelict freighters. The blueprints can be acquired by searching salvage crates found inside derelict freighters.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a unpassable corridor to be generated in certain derelict freighters.
• Fixed a number of issues that could cause planetary creatures to fail to spawn.
• Fixed an issue that could cause particle effects to stop playing.
• Expanded the Nexus exploration mission to also include flora and minerals.
• Fixed an issue that could

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Desolation Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a performance issue for PCs with integrated GPUs.

Patch Notes

• Improved performance on integrated Intel GPUs by disabling anamorphic lensflare.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

Thank you,

Hello Games

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Desolation Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.61, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that caused player freighter colours to change. Freighters have been restored to their correct colours.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighter recolouring from working on all the panelling of some freighter types.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighters from being recoloured immediately after purchase.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighter technology from being placed in the technology inventory.
• Ladders between floors of derelict freighters are now orientated so that the player always faces forwards into the next room.
• Improved the

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Hello,

Being a small dot amongst the stars can bring a sense of awe and wonder, but we’ve always wanted to explore a little more those feelings of fear and dread that come from being alone in the depths of space. Terror in the face of the unknown, or the dawning realisation that you’re treading in the footsteps of those who met a lonely end at the edge of the universe – it’s a rich science fiction tradition, and one not really touched on in No Man’s Sky – until now.

The Desolation Update adds abandoned freighters to explore to No Man’s Sky, along with a very different style of gameplay. Alone or in groups, players can breach the airlock and explore the hazardous, procedurally generated, interiors of these derelict capital ships. The only trace of the crew is in logs they’ve left behind, a mix of procedurally generated and hand-written text that means each vessel has its own unique story for you to piece together.

The

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have an update for the Windows Store version.

Patch Notes

• Fixed server connection for the Windows Store version to allow Discovery renaming, Base uploading, Quicksilver and Weekend Event missions.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

Thank you,

Hello Games

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.55, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed multiplayer connections on Windows 7.
• Crossplay players now show a different icon depending on their platform.
• Fixed PS4 friends showing a gamemode icon when playing in non English languages.
• Fix for crossplay friends not being joinable if they are in a group.
• Updated matchmaking rules to form lobbies of the correct size.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

Thank you,

Hello Games

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.54, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that caused PS4 players to crash when ambiently matchmaking with players from a different platform.
• On consoles, fixed a crash that could occur when NPC pilots get into their ships to take off (this issue had already been fixed on PC).

• Fixed a number of issues that could prevent players from being able to see other ambient players.
• Fixed an issue that could allow players to join a group they did not have permission to join.
• Fixed a networking error that could occur when joining games from the frontend.
• Fixed an issue that could

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Some of these fixes were released earlier today as Patch 2.52.1 for PC. Additional console fixes have been added and combined into patch 2.53, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed a rare networking crash related to base building.
• On PC only, fixed a crash that could occur when NPC pilots get into their ships to take off.
• We’ve fixed a number of issues specific to AMD GPUs. We are aware of other GPU specific crashes and are working with AMD to fix them on a driver level. In the meantime, they have recommended rolling back to the previous WHQL driver 20.4.2, which can be found here: link.
• We are also aware of a number of

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.52.1, which is now live on Steam and GOG.

Patch Notes

• We’ve fixed a number of issues specific to AMD GPUs. We are aware of other GPU specific crashes and are working with AMD to fix them on a driver level. In the meantime, they have recommended rolling back to the previous WHQL driver 20.4.2, which can be found here: link.
• We are also aware of a number of Windows 7 users who are unable to connect. This is a platform security issue, and requires an update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows, found here: link
• Fixed a rare networking crash related to base

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Crossplay Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.52, which is now live on PC and will be rolled out to consoles as soon as possible.

Patch Notes

• Fixed a number of crashes related to cross-platform matchmaking.
• Fixed an issue that could cause Space Station NPCs to become desynchronised.
• Fixed a network issue that could occur when looking up cross-platform profile data.
• Fixed a number of issues with Steam lobbies not correctly syncing between friends.

• Adding a friend from the Nearby Players list now requires a confirmation.
• The /invite command now works with cross-platform players.
• Improved the error messages used when text commands fail to work.

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Hello Everyone!

A couple of weeks ago, we announced that No Man’s Sky was coming to Xbox Game Pass. We can now reveal that it will enter Game Pass TOMORROW on Thursday 11th June.

To coincide with this, we are releasing a Windows 10 version of the game which will also be part of the Game Pass for PC program.

This means that millions of Xbox One and Windows PC gamers who subscribe to the Game Pass service will be able to try No Man’s Sky for the first time.

Whilst that’s exciting itself, we’ve been busily working on something else in secret for the last few months. Something to allow everyone in the community to benefit from the influx of new players that Game Pass brings.

Do you have a friend on another gaming system with whom you’ve always wanted to explore the great unknown? A legendary base you’ve seen videos of but never been able to visit? A mission that you think would be great to play with friends on other platforms?

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Hello Everyone!

While working from home, we’re finding that the passage of time can start to feel a bit abstract. Earlier this week, we announced that No Man’s Sky is coming to Xbox Game Pass in June, and it made us reflect on the fact that somehow, it’s already been about two years since we brought No Man’s Sky to Xbox One! It doesn’t feel like that long, but it’s been so rewarding to watch that new community of players start their own journeys with the game and develop new social hubs in the universe.

Next month, we’ll also be updating the game to support release on the Windows 10 store. In the meantime, we wanted to write a little about the recent community activity both in and outside the game, with players creating incredible fan art, unlocking new game content, and participating in weekly missions.

Community Research

The Quicksilver Synthesis Companion has commenced work on the blueprint for a new collectible

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Hello Everyone!

It’s only been a couple of weeks since our last development update, but we wanted to reach out to say that the team is well and hard at work, and now quite settled into this strange “new normal” of working remotely.

Sometimes it’s good to take a moment and look back on the most recent steps in the No Man’s Sky journey. Beginning with Synthesis, we planned to release more regularly, and it’s encouraging to look back on how this has unfolded so far. Over the past five months, we’ve released four substantial content updates – Synthesis, ByteBeat, the Living Ship and the Exo Mech – and we’re so happy with what each of those has added to the vision of the game.

In addition to these content updates, we are working up some more ambitious additions to the universe, and have so much more planned for 2020 for us to feel excited about.

Community Research

The Quicksilver Synthesis Companion has been focusing their